Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-15
GENERAL Markets.
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May IA Flour-Quiet but
steady and firm. Wheat unsettled anu irregu-
lar feeling bearish; May sold 11c higher In set
tlement, but other options declined 3sGi4c
early, hut recovered and closed at yesterdays
figures; No. red cash S5l4c bid: June $50 "a
S35Sc closing at S33ic; July Sl6Sl35c, clOslog
at SIG; August SOS 0SI1sc, closing at SI1Sc;
September S2GS2l{c, closing at S2t4c; October
S35s0S334c, closing at S32Sc bid Corn sold AG2sc
lower, but was frmer at close; cash 3IL463I3sc;
closing at a755c; August 3SHc Oats dull and
weak; cash 252l 62Sc; May 273sc bid; June 2Tl4c
bid SJuly 275Sc bid; August and year 241Ec
bid. Cornmeal active anO strong at 81 1902 Is.
Provisions dull and weak Pork-No demand;
old mess Sl4 10 asked; irregular new SIS 10.
Latd-Lower st So 90 Old dry salt meats,
clear ribs 81 25G7 a; short clear 81 80. Ba-
con, boxed-Shoulders Sc %; long clears and
clear ribs 81 S5G7 50; short clears IS l23z6s %.
Hams quiet and unchanged at Sll 25Gl4 90.
CHICAGO, ILL May 1.-THE wheat market
opened 1t S61SC for June, and for some minutes
fluctuated between $3.50 and S6l&c, and then
took an upward shoot to S624c on little show
of OuYing by the clique brokers, in the mean
time long futures were very weak; August
opened at S3%c and sold down to S3Ec; as the
session advanced business became duller.
There were no orders from the outside and the
whole days TRANSACTIONS were practically be
tween the brokers. Just before the c.ose at
O'Clock, Irwin Green came in and bought June
wheat freely, and the crowd got very
shorts commenced covering. June wheat was
run up to SIC; where it closed Corn vpened
rather easier than yesterdays close; July
started &c easier, at 4lc, and held steady
around 400 G4lc: several times 1t broke to
402Ec during the morning, but good buying in
variably brought 1t back gain 10 403sc, at
which figure 1t closed. Provisions were very
dull and weak all day, though opening prices
were a shade stronger than Yesterday; July
lard sold from Sc 721z down to Sc 621S, and July
ribs down TO 81 l21z; there was no unusual
selling, but all pork product broke from its
own weight; both, however. recovered some
what toward the close, July ribs closing at
md mi er6 of Hfnarf 1tr1
closed IS follows: Wheat, No. 2, May s514c;
June SIC; July S53sc; August $3.50. Corn
No. ?, May SSc; June &c.,, July 4O75c;
August 42c. Mess pork-May and June $2l 90.
Lard-May Sc 60; June S. 60; July Sc -; Aug
ust Sc 62h. Shortribs, per 100 pounds May
81 O211; June 81 %; July ST III; August 81 Tx.
spring wheat S51&c; No 2. red sec No.
corn Csc. Mess PORK $40 75021 90. Lard So 90
06 6?1s; Short ribs sides QOose) 81 90 Dry
sailed shoulders (bO ed) S. 6OO5 20. Short clear
sides (bOxed) 81 4567 So
NEW YORK, May I4.-Flour-Market firm,
and on low grades shade better, with
moderately active business. Wheat, spot lots,
4@Hc higher, but less active; options opened
shade higher later declined case, subse-
quently advanced 3&61zc, elosin. steady, with
speculation more active, spot No . red $3.50
97c at elevator; CSC delivered May 96I@9655C,
closing at 961zc; June 95zG0962Sc, closing at
$3.50; July 95@953lc, closing at 9575c;
August 81 II l69983ae, closing at CSC
1684c lower, closing steady; trade generally
quiet; SPOT No. 2, Az G4Sc at elevator; 1880
491lc delivered; May 47Ic. closing at 47zsc;
June Az 4815c, closing 47zGc; July 491S04914c,
closing at 1880; August SOC. Coffee-Fair; Rio
firm; options lower and fairly active, closing
firm; sales $4,000 bags; May SIT 80; June
81 1O017 40; July 81 45017 IS; August ST. 450
II 70; September SIT 55017 so; october SIT 500
II 80; November SIT 556lS CO.; December
ST. 6501S %; January SIT I361S 10; Feb
ruary SIT 9061S 20; March SIS GOALS 80;
April sis %. Sugar dull and
nominal; refined, steady; standard A, 55Sc;
granulated, 3 69-1O0054c. Molasses arm; so
test 20c Rice quiet and firm. Pork unchanged.
Cut meats quiet aud firm. Lard to points
lower and heavy, closing with some re actien;
SPOT Sc 9566 971z; June Sc 94G7 90; July 81 05
al 10; August 81 Hot is.